LOU’S VIEWS: Leguizamo tries out Indy
This week, a film and theater star uses Indianapolis as a test market, Shakespeare holds a rain-soaked mob, and a somber ISO plows
through a Beatles afternoon.
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ISO struck tentative Venzago deal before ouster
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Mario Venzago had reached an agreement in principle on a new contract
before the deal recently unraveled, an official with the musicians’ union said this morning.
UPDATE: Symphony seeks maestro with local presence
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is looking for a new maestro, and
CEO Simon Crookall said he wants Mario Venzago’s replacement to have more of a local presence.
BREAKING: Venzago out as symphony maestro
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is looking for a new maestro. CEO Simon Crookall announced to the symphony staff this
afternoon that Music Director Mario Venzago would
not return for the 2009-10 season.
LOU’S VIEWS: Must-sea Phoenix drama
This week, catching "Octopus" at the Phoenix and opening night on the Prairie.
IMA, $3 Bill, symphony and opera deliver drama, comedy, fine music
This week, challenging work at the IMA, an impressive operatic collaboration, and laugh-out-loud silliness.
Five pianists put their pedals to the medal
This week, one of the Midwest’s most unusual music contests swings into high gear with the start of the final round of the
American Pianists Association’s 2009 Classical Fellowship Awards.
Cultural institutions fear bear-market toll
The scenario for area art institutions could darken considerably in 2010, 2011 and 2012, as cultural institutions fully account for devastating investment losses in their endowments â?? a key source of income.
Orchestra lays off eight as donations, ticket sales drop
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will look to volunteers to help cover the work done by eight people who were laid off last week in a move to trim $600,000, or 2 percent, from the $29.5 million annual budget.
Year in review: 10 reasons I loved my job in ’08
Traditionally, as the year winds down, critics’ thoughts tend toward "best of the year" lists. But I’m feeling the need for
a more accurate label.
Symphony’s Yule: Great music, poor staging
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s Yuletide Celebration features jazz/cabaret great Ann Hampton Callaway, but the show
doesn’t seem to have been adjusted to fit her talents.
Economic slump causes ISO leaders to delay capital campaign
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s operating loss of $293,000 during the most recent fiscal year is not nearly as troubling
in the long term as the symphony’s shrinking endowment.
Symphony tries out texting
Sean Newhouse, associate conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, invited concert goers to send a text message to vote for their finale favorite.
Bassoonist hitting all the right notes
Although he wears one of his two tuxedos for concerts, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra bassoonist Samuel Banks dons sneakers
and jeans for a Tuesday morning rehearsal. But he works hard once the music starts. That attitude likely helped the 26-year-old
land his job in one of just 17 year-round orchestras in the nation.